
A boat moves downstream at the rate of in minute and upstream at the rate of in minute. Find the time taken by boat to covers in still water.

Important Questions on Ratio, Proportion and Variation




Speed of a boat along with the current and against the current are km/hr and km/hr respectively. What is the speed of the boat (in km/hr) in still water?





The downstream speed of a boat is km/hr and the speed of current is km/hr. What is the total time (in hours) taken by the boat to cover km upstream and km downstream?








The speed of a stream is . A boat goes and comes back to the starting point in hours. What is the speed (in ) of the boat in still water?


A boat in still water takes hours to reach its destination and come back from there. In the same river, it takes hours for the same journey where there is a current in the water. The difference between the speed of the boat and the river current is . Find out the speed of the river?

